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The incredible chutzpah of Stafford Withers
07/24/2009 10:45 PM by John M
The front page of this week’s Richmond Free Press has the strange story of 62-year-old Otis Smith Jr. being arrested for tresspassing at the house his family owns at 1308 North 30th Street.
The quick version is this: Smith uses the house as headquarters for a ministry and transitional housing for recently released inmates. Stafford Withers, one of the men staying at the house, did not want to leave when his time was up in May and so went to court, claimed ownership of the house, and swore out a trespassing warrant against Smith. Smith has had to file eviction papers on Withers, still a resident of the house, who has had Smith hit with a second charge of trespassing and a trumped up assault charge.
Hmmph. That’s gratitude for you!
I know this man personally. This is totally in character, and most likely he believes it in his own mind.
Some things never change! They let this guy out once before, and supposedly he got rehabilitated.
What part of ‘rehabilitation’ does he not understand?
This idiot has NOTHING that I want!!
I actually believe that Stafford doesn’t know the difference between what’s in his head and what’s reality. I’m not saying he should be “let off” — I think, on the contrary, that he needs intensive psychiatric help, probably medication, and certainly an advocate. As far as his having nothing we want — let’s remember that some are sicker than others, and be thankful we can function without doing things like this.
On the other hand, he could just be an asshole who likes to steal.